Highest Earning Master's Engineering Programs in California

These are the highest earning master's engineering programs in california, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Santa Clara University leading at $231,929.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	Santa Clara University	Computer Engineering	CA	$231,929	261
2	Stanford University	Electrical Engineering	CA	$181,705	138
3	University of Southern California	Electrical Engineering	CA	$180,468	409
4	University of Southern California	Systems Engineering	CA	$178,619	43
5	University of California-Los Angeles	Engineering	CA	$177,858	123
6	University of California-Los Angeles	Electrical Engineering	CA	$174,798	227
7	University of California-San Diego	Computer Engineering	CA	$173,180	89
8	Santa Clara University	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$170,120	14
9	University of California-San Diego	Electrical Engineering	CA	$169,987	239
10	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$167,632	148
11	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	Electrical Engineering	CA	$158,977	26
12	University of California-San Diego	Engineering, Other	CA	$158,915	37
13	University of California-Los Angeles	Aerospace Engineering	CA	$151,186	31
14	University of Southern California	Engineering, Other	CA	$150,717	216
15	University of California-Berkeley	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$147,475	233
16	Stanford University	Aerospace Engineering	CA	$147,375	58
17	University of California-Los Angeles	Materials Engineering	CA	$146,629	33
18	University of California-Davis	Electrical Engineering	CA	$145,917	50
19	University of Southern California	Aerospace Engineering	CA	$139,463	141
20	University of Southern California	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$139,101	139
21	University of California-Los Angeles	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$138,803	87
22	California State University-Long Beach	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$138,465	23
23	California State University-Fullerton	Computer Engineering	CA	$134,032	90
24	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	Aerospace Engineering	CA	$132,720	24
25	University of Southern California	Civil Engineering	CA	$130,675	35
26	California State University-Northridge	Manufacturing Engineering	CA	$129,151	12
27	California State University-Fullerton	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$129,073	21
28	University of California-San Diego	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$128,129	123
29	University of California-San Diego	Biomedical Engineering	CA	$127,935	175
30	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$127,908	40
31	Keck Graduate Institute	Biomedical Engineering	CA	$127,709	14
32	University of the Pacific	Engineering	CA	$123,810	25
33	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$123,084	19
34	University of California-Riverside	Engineering	CA	$122,820	55
35	University of California-Davis	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$121,768	31
36	University of Southern California	Biomedical Engineering	CA	$121,165	54
37	California State University-Los Angeles	Civil Engineering	CA	$120,651	13
38	California State University-Los Angeles	Electrical Engineering	CA	$118,058	26
39	California State University-Long Beach	Aerospace Engineering	CA	$114,594	17
40	University of California-Berkeley	Chemical Engineering	CA	$114,034	30
41	California State University-Fullerton	Environmental Engineering	CA	$113,715	55
42	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	Biomedical Engineering	CA	$113,572	21
43	University of California-San Diego	Civil Engineering	CA	$112,223	65
44	Stanford University	Civil Engineering	CA	$112,118	212
45	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Civil Engineering	CA	$110,863	28
46	University of California-Riverside	Biomedical Engineering	CA	$109,400	11
47	Loyola Marymount University	Biomedical Engineering	CA	$109,396	17
48	California State University-Fullerton	Civil Engineering	CA	$108,826	24
49	California State University-Sacramento	Civil Engineering	CA	$108,193	21
50	University of California-Davis	Civil Engineering	CA	$106,894	72

Methodology

Programs in California ranked by highest earning. Only includes master's programs in CIP family 14 (Engineering) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.